Easy landscapes - Jack Reid

With this book's no clutter approach, artists will be tackling two of their favourite subjects - watercolour and landscapes - in minutes. Reid's quick-start guide gives beginners a basic overview of materials, terms and exercises to get them off to a good start. Then it's on to tackling more than 25 step-by-step demonstrations that cover all the basic landscape techniques. Readers will learn to paint essential elements, such as water, mountains, buildings and skies, aided further by the guidance of the following contributors: Linda Kemp, author of Watercolor Outside the Lines; Mark Willenbrink, author of Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner; Grant Fuller, Canadian workshop instructor; Brigitte Schreger, Canadian workshop instructor; Each easy-to-follow exercise arms artists with a set of tools, techniques and principles to enrich all their future landscapes. This highly visual guide also includes detailed advice on how to overcome the challenges of painting outdoors and when travelling. It's never been easier or quicker - to have fun painting outdoor scenes.